I watched Torchwood series 1 and 2 out of order. I started on Torchwood series 2, and after enjoying that immensely, I went on to buy series 1 on DVD and watched that. And one night, late, I got to episode 12, and I had an epiphany. Please bear with me. Because this was not the sort of epiphany that I pride myself on, nor one that should come as a ( Read more... )

So, for a long time I've been telling people I want to write meta about "To the Last Man", in particular, that scene, because it fascinates me. And it does ( Read more... )

A while back I hosted a small discussion on rating systems. I asked what everyone would prefer, and the discussion that followed surprised me. People have strong feelings about this. I promised then to write a more detailed thinky post about it, so here goes nothing.

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First things first: I love Torchwood. I don't dislike the show. But I do think about the food I feed my brain. {/end disclaimer}

So, lefaym did a fascinating post on feminism in slash, and while I read and commented, I'm nowhere near having organised and articulated my thoughts on that subject. But it got me thinking about something that has bothered me ( Read more... )